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as in rally
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person
disgruntled students organized a demonstration to protest the change in university policy
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as in display
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
staged a grand demonstration of her love for her husband with a candlelight-and-champagne Valentine's Day dinner
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Recent Examples of demonstration
The images are a clear demonstration of how Mars is far more geologically alive than our almost unchanging moon.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Highlights include demonstrations by blacksmiths and glassblowers, live music in the afternoon and food and drink.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Does that mean the Santa Ana Police Department could potentially bill the federal government for more than half a million dollars for resources expended responding to anti-ICE demonstrations in June 2025?
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
In another era, that would be cause for massive demonstrations.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Highlights include demonstrations by blacksmiths and glassblowers, live music in the afternoon and food and drink.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Does that mean the Santa Ana Police Department could potentially bill the federal government for more than half a million dollars for resources expended responding to anti-ICE demonstrations in June 2025?
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
In another era, that would be cause for massive demonstrations.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Late rally lifts Faith Christian past FWC Grapevine Faith Christian rallied to score 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning then held off Fort Worth Christian 10-9 in a TAPPS Division II District 1 contest on Monday at Faith Christian School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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Bryce Harper hit a two-run blast in the top of the eighth to try to get a rally going, but the Cubs scored another insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The supremacy of filmmaking craft on display here is what makes Janus’ restoration so worthy of celebration.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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At other times, as was the case in the display photographed, there is no prey animal in sight, and the dance seems simply to be an expression of exuberance.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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Season 18 also ranked among the Top 3 cable series in 2026 to date in the key demo.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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While still a great number, the subsequent spike signals that Michael may be benefiting from the nostalgia factor that is inspiring infrequent moviegoers to return to the multiplex in droves for the first time since the pandemic, or sparking interest among the most avid moviegoing demo, Gen Zers.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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